Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana:
July 18th, LIVE Radio, a fundraiser for the Les Turner ALS Foundation, Beatniks on Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond. $25. Reservations recommended (219) 852-0848
Through July 18th, Calvin Berger, Canterbury Summer Theatre, 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City. FYI (219) 874-4269 or e-mail info@canterburytheatre.org.
July 16th through 25th, Dial M for Murder, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, 2515 E. Center Street, Warsaw, IN. FYI (574) 267-8041 or boxoffice@wagonwheelcenter.org
Through July 26th, The Drowsy Chaperone, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main Street, South Bend, IN. FYI (574) 234-1112 or boxoffice@sbct.org
Through August 2nd, Ride the Cyclone The Musical, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $29.20. FYI https://chicagostreet.ludus.com/index.php
Now Playing in Illinois:
July 13th, 6:30 pm, Porchlight Music Theatre presents Broadway in your Backyard with Tafadzwa Diener, Nik Kmiecik, Juwon Tyrel Perry & Bethany Thomas, sponsored by Chicago Free for All Fund. Berger Park, Waterfront Cafe, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago. Free. FYI PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.
July 14th, 6:30 pm, Porchlight Music Theatre presents Broadway in your Backyard with Tafadzwa Diener, Nik Kmiecik, Juwon Tyrel Perry & Bethany Thomas, sponsored by Chicago Free for All Fund. Washington Square Park, 901 N. Clark St. , Chicago. Free. FYI PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.
Through July 18th, World Premiere, Two Out of Three Falls, The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard Street, Chicago. $30. FYI TheFactoryTheater.com
July 17th & 18th, Definition Theatre presents the Amplify New Play Festival, Logan Center for the Arts, Screening Room, 915 E. 60th, (Hyde Park), Chicago. Tickets start at $30. FYI definitiontheatre.org/plus
July 17th, 18th & 19th, Midsommer Flight & presents William Shakespeare's As You Like It, part of Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks. Kelvyn Park, 4438 W Wrightwood, 60639. Free (donations gladly accepted). FYI www.midsommerflight.com.
July 18th & 19th, Sherwood's Merry Mateys, Lakeside Pavilion Free Outdoor Summer Series, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/
July 18th, 7:30 pm, July 19th, 2:30 pm, 2026 BIPOC Adaptation Showcase, Black Cyrus’ Secrets of Liberation, Legerdemain, and Eternal Life by Joslyn Housley, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $23. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/36647/production/1269568
Through July 19th, Suffs, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
Through July 19th, The Last Five Years, Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. FYI OilLampTheater.org.
Through July 19th, Smiley, Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $30. FYI https://openspacearts.org/smiley or
https://www.goelevent.com/OpenSpaceArts/e/SMILEY
Through July 19th, Footloose, MAC's Playhouse Theatre, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. $20, Students/Seniors $18. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/
Through July 23rd, Muddy Waters: The Hoochie Coochie Man, Black Ensemble Theatre, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago. FYI (773) 769-4451 or www.blackensemble.org
July 15th through 26th, Raven Theatre's Production of Dave Malloy's Octet, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through July 26th, JK Entertainment presents Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Catalyst Ranch, 648 W. Randolph St., Chicago. FYI https://www.jkentertainment.org/tickets.
Through July 26th, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's presents The Magic Parlor with Guest Artist Eric Jones, 50 W. Randolph (Petterino’s transformed lower-level area), Chicago. $76-$106. FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Through July 26th, Black Button Eyes presents St. Nicholas, City Lit Theater, in the historic Edgewater Presbyterian Church at 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago. $30. FYI https://stnicholaschicago.eventbrite.com
Through July 26th, Crime and Punishment, TUTA Theatre, 4670 North Manor, Chicago. $20, $45, $60, $100. FYI https://www.tutatheatre.org/crime-punishment-reservations
Through August 2nd, Nunsense, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Through August 2nd, World Premiere, Deserted, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. $10-$60. FYI www.redtwisttheatre.org
Through August 9th, The Wizard of Oz, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $25-$49. FYI (847) 577-2121 or MetropolisArts.com
**** Through August 9th, A Year with Frog and Toad, Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
Through August 9th, A Little Night Music, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
Through August 14th, Oak Park Festival Theatre presents The Importance of Being Ernest, in repertory with Hamlet, Austin Gardens, 167 Forest Ave, Oak Park, IL $40, Seniors $30, Students $15, Children under 12 $5. FYI www.oakparkfestival.com
Through August 15th, Oak Park Festival Theatre presents Hamlet, in repertory with The Importance of Being Ernest, Austin Gardens, 167 Forest Ave, Oak Park, IL $40, Seniors $30, Students $15, Children under 12 $5. FYI www.oakparkfestival.com
Through August 16th, A World-Premiere Musical, Iceboy! or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write The Iceman Cometh, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through August 16th, Chicago/Midwest Premiere, Leopoldstadt, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
July 17th through August 23rd, 4 Chairs Theatre presents Good People, Theater Wit, 1220 W. Belmont, Chicago. FYI 773-975-8150 or www.theaterwit.org.
July 19th through August 29th, Babes with Blades presents yo ho. The Edge Theater Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave., Chicago. $20-$25. FYI BabesWithBlades.org.
**** Through August 29th, 11:00 am & 1:00 pm Saturdays, No Grown-Ups Allowed, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Ages 6 - 13. $29. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Through August 30th, Goodman Theatre presents Theater of the Mind, by David Byrne & Mala Gaonkar, Reid Murdoch Building, 333 N. LaSalle, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheaterOfTheMindChicago.com.
Through August 31st, 5:00 pm Sundays, The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins presents 3-Card Monte, 50 W. Randolph (Petterino’s transformed lower-level area), Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Through September 13th, Kokandy Productions presents HAIR, Chopin Theater Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. Tickets go on sale February 2nd. FYI kokandyproductions.com.
Through December 31st, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's presents The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph (Petterino’s transformed lower-level area), Chicago. $96-148. FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Open Run, 114th Main Stage Revue: Pandemonium...Please Hold, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells Street, Chicago. Tickets range from $40-$80. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, e.t.c. 49th Revue: The Chaos Theory of Everything, e.t.c. Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $19. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, The Best of Second City: 65 Years of Funny, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Second City Presents - Thank You, Goodnight, Donny's Skybox Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $20. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Fridays & Saturdays, 10:30 pm, Sundays, 7 pm, The Infinite Wrench, The Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. $20 or pay-what-you-can. FYI neofuturists.org
Now Playing in Michigan:
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
Through July 26th, The Mousetrap, Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Road, Fish Creek, WI. FYI (920) 868-3287 or www.peninsulaplayers.com.
Now Playing Elsewhere:
**** July 17th through 19th, Disney's Newsies Jr., Family Series, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
Through July 19th, A Raisin in the Sun, Angus Bowmer Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/a-raisin-in-the-sun
Through September 26th, The Green Show, Courtyard Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/greenshow
Through August 21st, You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! Thomas Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/you-are-cordially-invi...
Through October 9th, Emma, Allen Elizabethan Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/emma
Through October 10th, Henry IV, Part One, Allen Elizabethan Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/henry-iv
Through October 11th, The Taming of the Shrew, Allen Elizabethan Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/the-taming-of-the-shrew
Through October 24th, Come from Away, Angus Bowmer Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/come-from-away
Through October 25th, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Angus Bowmer Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/a-midsummer-nights-dream
July 16th through October 26th, August Wilson's King Hedley II, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/king-hedley-ii
Now Playing Internationally:
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
**** Family Friendly and/or Children's Theatre
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